PFS2 Speedrun: Quest 1 - The Sandstone Secret (GM Blake) (Inactive)

Game Master Blake's Tiger

Adjusted Bashii's HP for success on first Reflex, but you still had a Fortitude save vs. poison.

Bashii Fortitude: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (10) + 4 = 14
Poison: 1d8 ⇒ 8

Bashii escapes from the swarm of biting bugs, though their venom wracks his body with pain.

The chitinous mass climbs into the pit and then out of the pit to crawl into the vulnerable spaces in Savan's and Fynn's armor and clothes. The bites are cruel and painful.

They only got 1 attack out of that round, so Savan and Fynn can roll their own saves.

Biting Swarm! Round 2.Bold may act.

Environment: The colored circles are 5 feet deep.

Effects: - -

Battle Map

Swarm of Crawlies (-5 hp) (exploited: PA)
Fynn (17/17 hp) (Basic Reflex DC 20 vs. 4 piercing + Fortitude DC 20 vs. 4 poison)
Bashii (1/17 hp) (Poison Stage 2 Fortitude DC 20 vs. d8 poison, Flat-footed, Clumsy 1)
Jig (14/14 hp)
Grammy (13/17 hp) (Poison Stage 2 Fortitude DC 20, Flat-footed, Clumsy 1)
Savan (18/18 hp) (Basic Reflex DC 20 vs. 4 piercing + Fortitude DC 20 vs. 4 poison)

Fort DC 20: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (16) + 6 = 22 2 damage
Fort DC 20 vs Poison: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (15) + 6 = 21

Fynn avoids most of the bugs as his amulet shines a light on the floor attracting them further. Fynn jabs his spear out quickly before running away and brushing the bugs from his skin.

↺ Amulet's Abeyance (Savan would gain Resistance 3 to the attack)

Longspear: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (11) + 6 = 17
Damage; Personal Antithesis (Piercing): 1d8 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 3 + 2 = 13

Longspear: 1d20 + 6 - 5 ⇒ (19) + 6 - 5 = 20
Damage; Personal Antithesis (Piercing): 1d8 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 3 + 2 = 10

◆ Strike
◆ Strike
◆ Stride
↺ Amulet's Abeyance

Fynn weathers the bites and venom better than others. He strikes with his spear and the centipedes just barely manage to skitter out of the way (miss). He thrusts again and this time centipedes die in a two foot radius from where he struck.

Swarming Bites! Round 2.Bold may act.

Environment: The colored circles are 5 feet deep.

Effects: - -

Battle Map

Swarm of Crawlies (-10 hp) (exploited: PA)
Fynn (15/17 hp)
Bashii (1/17 hp) (Poison Stage 2 Fortitude DC 20 vs. d8 poison, Flat-footed, Clumsy 1)
Jig (14/14 hp)
Grammy (13/17 hp) (Poison Stage 2 Fortitude DC 20, Flat-footed, Clumsy 1)
Savan (18/18 hp) (Basic Reflex DC 20 vs. 4 piercing + Fortitude DC 20 vs. 4 poison) Resist 3 damage pending

Bashii can't do much but yowl in pain as the poison courses through his system.

Fort: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12

Well, good night all

Bashii falls over backwards...

Grammy will throw a heal on Bashii
heal: 1d8 + 8 ⇒ (6) + 8 = 14
poison damage: 1d8 ⇒ 2
save: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (10) + 4 = 14
hero point: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (19) + 4 = 23

Grammy’s new stage 1 poison damage, no more than 2: 1d6 ⇒ 5
5>2; damage =2

Reflex Save: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (2) + 9 = 11
Fort Save: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (10) + 7 = 17

Savan yells and scarmbles back from the swarm, reloading his musket and then trying to fire into the swarm again.

Attack: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (11) + 9 = 20
Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7 +1 acid

◆ Move
◆ Reload
◆ Strike

Jig pauses, his hand on his pocket. "Oops, I was getting the feather ready for you, Kanbashii!"

Sadly out of healing already. Darn you level 1!

The goblin casts guidance on Kandashii and backs up.

Adjusted Fynn's damage up a little due to my error.

Savan blasts the mass of centipedes and more die to the sizzling acid. Jig's power comes up short, so he blesses the fallen catfolk while strategically withdrawing. Grammy wakes the poor, beset catfolk with a wave of healing power.

The Curse of Anubis. Round 2.Bold may act.

Environment: The colored circles are 5 feet deep.

Effects: - -

Battle Map

Swarm of Crawlies (-15 hp) (exploited: PA)
Fynn (15/17 hp) (reaction used)
Jig (14/14 hp)
Grammy (11/17 hp) (Poison Stage 1 Fortitude DC 20 vs. d6 poison, Flat-footed)
Savan (13/18 hp) (Poison Stage 1 Fortitude DC 20 vs. d6 poison)
Bashii (14/17 hp; guidance) (prone, Poison Stage 2 Fortitude DC 20 vs. d8 poison, Flat-footed, Clumsy 1) (attempted Fortitude this turn already)

Bashii climbs shakily to his feet. Not knowing what else to do, he pulls out a throwing knife and throws it vindictively at the swarm, expressing his disgust at it...

"Thank you Grammy!" he calls gratefully.

I just realized Bashii is woefully inadequate to dealing with swarms.

Throwing Knife, Guidance: 1d20 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 7 + 1 = 28
Piercing, Crit: 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7
Doubled to 14

◆ Stand
◆ Interact to Draw
◆ Strike

Bashii's throwing knife skips through several tangled centipedes, leaving scattered legs and chitin scales everywhere. The swarm is now significantly diminished by your whittling attacks. Unfortunately for Savan, there is still a dangerous number of the venomous bugs, and they surge toward him.

The catfolk dances and hops out of the way of the initial surge, and he does a good job of shaking off those that finally get hold of him, but a few still make it under his clothes. The painful twitching in his muscles increases in intensity.

Savan's bot saves: Crit Success Reflex, Success Reflex, Critical Fail Fortitude, which is no different than a Fail in this case. In case you want to Hero Point any of those.

The Curse of Anubis. Round 3.Bold may act.

Environment: The colored circles are 5 feet deep.

Effects: - -

Battle Map

Swarm of Crawlies (-24 hp) (exploited: PA)
Fynn (15/17 hp)
Jig (14/14 hp)
Grammy (11/17 hp) (Poison Stage 1 Fortitude DC 20 vs. d6 poison, Flat-footed)
Savan (12/18 hp) (Poison Stage 2 Fortitude DC 20 vs. d8 poison, Flat-footed, Clumsy 1)
Bashii (14/17 hp) (Poison Stage 2 Fortitude DC 20 vs. d8 poison, Flat-footed, Clumsy 1)

Fort DC 20: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (19) + 4 = 23
FINALLY!

Bashii sighs in relief as he overcomes some of the poison's effects. He pulls out one more throwing knife, steps back into the room and hurls it at the swarm.

Throwing Knife vs Swarm: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (14) + 7 = 21
Piercing: 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7

◆ Interact to Draw
◆ Step
◆ Strike

Bashii's reduced poison damage: 1d6 ⇒ 2

Bashii takes out a few more centipedes.

The Curse of Anubis. Round 3.Bold may act.

Environment: The colored circles are 5 feet deep.

Effects: - -

Battle Map

Swarm of Crawlies (-26 hp; <50%) (exploited: PA)
Fynn (15/17 hp) (reaction used)
Jig (14/14 hp)
Grammy (11/17 hp) (Poison Stage 1 Fortitude DC 20 vs. d6 poison, Flat-footed)
Savan (12/18 hp) (Poison Stage 2 Fortitude DC 20 vs. d8 poison, Flat-footed, Clumsy 1)
Bashii (12/17 hp) (Poison Stage 1 Fortitude DC 20 vs. d6 poison, Flat-footed)

Fynn chases after the insects. "We need to scatter them."

Longspear: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12
Damage; Personal Antithesis (Piercing: 1d8 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 3 + 2 = 6

Longspear: 1d20 + 6 - 5 ⇒ (19) + 6 - 5 = 20
Damage; Personal Antithesis (Piercing: 1d8 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 3 + 2 = 8

◆ Strike
◆ Strike
◆ Stride
↺ Amulet's Abeyance

Fort Save: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (19) + 7 = 26

"Hit it with everything you have!" Savan continues to back away, trying to keep its focus so the others can bring it down. He reloads his musket and then fires on it again.

Attack: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (1) + 9 = 10
Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

◆ Step
◆ Reload
◆ Strike

And scatter them Fynn does as his second spear strike seems to cause more of them to die than he actually strikes. The dozen or so remaining centipedes scatters to the shadowy cracks and crevices around the room.

Savan's reduced poison damage: 1d6 ⇒ 1

Savan, I gave you back your actions, in case you have something else to do to help with healing or poison.

Poison. Round 3. Bold may act.

Fynn (15/17 hp)
Jig (14/14 hp)
Grammy (11/17 hp) (Poison Stage 1 Fortitude DC 20 vs. d6 poison, Flat-footed)
Savan (11/18 hp) (Poison Stage 1 Fortitude DC 20 vs. d6 poison, Flat-footed)
Bashii (12/17 hp) (Poison Stage 1 Fortitude DC 20 vs. d6 poison, Flat-footed)

Savan breathes a sigh of relief at Fynn dispersing the rest of the swarm. He pull a lesser antidote from his pack and moves over to help Grammy drink it.

If Savan can feed this to Grammy before her turn starts, he'll do that. If he can't do it before she needs to make that save, he will delay to see what her save result is. If she succeeds, he'll hand it to Bashii.

That's fine to feed it to Grammy.

Grammy will run out of the tomb (remembering the trap) and desperately look for a berry on some shrub or cactus or something that she can cast goodberry on to feed to the rest of her team.

Poison damage 1d6 max 2: 1d6 ⇒ 6
save w/antidote: 1d20 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 4 + 2 = 17
Hero point again: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (20) + 6 = 26

While Grammy makes the long hustle back to the surface--in the midst of a sandy desert--in search of berries, she is fails to notice that her muscles are no longer burning quite so much.

Savan and Bashii suffer quite a bit from the poison, but despite the catfolk's pessimism, Bashii survives until it burns out in his system. Savan's vision gets blurry from the pain, but he too manages to survive as he fights off the poison.

By the time Grammy returns with the berries she has conjured, they have caught their breaths and are ready to move.

Mourning the poor Durvin Kline or not, you take a bit more caution in exploring the rest of these ruins. You find a burial chamber that is some sort of mockery of the traditional burial chamber. Clearly inferior weapons and armor were placed here. Time and the elements have not been kind to them.

In another room, you find what must have been "Durvin Kline's" camp. Most of the things here are mundane explorer's equipment. However, there is a satchel with a few trinkets presumably looted from the ruins, including a curved dagger with an onyx in the pommel and a mirror decorated with a serpent motif.

Another chamber bears paintings on the walls that depict a man in ancient Osirian robes leading an army of hundreds of skeletal warriors against a city. Savan recognizes the city as Sothis, albeit as it appeared roughly a thousand years in the past. There are several other figures behind the robed man leading smaller armies. Their faces have been chiseled out and each has Osirian graffiti scratched across their bodies.

I'll give you a bit to reflect or react before closing.

Fynn picks up the curved blade and serpent motif. "Anyone know what this symbol means?"

Bashii looks at the inscriptions and scratches his head. Clearly he has no idea what he's looking at.

Savan goes to examine the carving of the man in Osirian robes. He tries to think about their meeting with 'Durvin Kline' and compare if there are similarities.

"Skeletons? Mr. Jackal would not be happy." Jig scratches his head at the carving, then examines the remains of the fallen researcher.

"Nighty, night, boss. Hopefully your heart is nice and light."

The blade and mirror mean nothing to anyone in the room. With a few days in an Osirion library, maybe you could find some link to past people or events. Savan is reasonably confident that the man on the wall and the young man posing as a Pathfinder are unrelated. The leader of the undead army bears a hawkish nose and is rather gaunt, nothing like the 'Durvin Kline' unceremoniously devoured by centipedes.

Later on, the guards are relieved to learn that you dealt with the unexpected dangers within the tomb. When you return to Sothis and submit your report to Venture-Captain Balentiir, he is also relieved that you handled the danger within the tomb and returned without fatalities. He is more concerned, however, when you describe the false Pathfinder and the efforts to excavate the tomb had begun so long before the Sothis lodge had even received permission. "Be assured that I will work with the government officials in Sothis to root out the source of this problem," Balentiir says. "Now go, rest. You have earned it."

The End